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This chart helps you decide when to feed your baby certain solid foods. The most allergenic foods are saved for last while the least allergenic are the ones you begin with.
| Age of Introduction | Grains and Cereals | Vegetables | Fruits and Fruit Juices | Meat and Alternates | Milk and Milk Products | Nuts, seeds, other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Six to nine months | Rice Millet Tapioca Arrowroot |
All cooked Yam Sweet potato Squash (all types) Carrot Parsnip Beets Broccoli Potato Green beans Cabbage |
All cooked Pear Peach Banana Apricot Nectarine Blueberry Rhubarb |
All cooked Lamb Turkey |
Breast milk If absolutely necessary: Casein hydrolysate formula |
None |
| Nine to twelve months | Barley Rye Oats Buckwheat |
Asparagus Avocado Cauliflower Brussels sprouts |
Plum Prune Pineapple Grape Apple Cranberry Raisins |
Chicken Veal Beef |
Breast milk or Casein hydrolysate formula |
None except vegetable oils in infant formulas |
| Twelve to twenty-four months | Corn Wheat Other grains |
Green pea Spinach Tomato Celery Cucumber Lettuce Onion Garlic Lima beans Broad beans Soy Other legumes Raw vegetables |
Citrus fruits (orange, lemon, lime, grapefruit) Strawberry Raspberry Other berries Melons Mango Fig Date Cherry Any raw fruits |
Ham Pork Fish Egg |
Yoghurt (plain) Whole milk White cheese Cottage cheese |
Flax seed Seed oils: Canola Safflower Sunflower |
| After two years | All | All | All | Shellfish | All others including ice cream | *Peanut Nuts Chocolate Sesame seed Other seeds |
* Some authorities recommend not introducing peanuts until after 3 years of age
Reference: J.M.Vickerstaff Joneja, Dealing with Food Allergies in Babies and Children. Bull Publishing Company, Colorado 2007
Chart used with permission from Vickerstaff Health Services.